Rice — Yield in Melanesia

Melanesia: Rice — Yield was 2,575 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,575 kg/ha
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
91st
of 127 countries
All-time high
3,372 kg/ha
in 2014
All-time low
807.5 kg/ha
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 2,575 kg/ha for rice — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in Melanesia peaked at 3,372 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 807.5 kg/ha, in 1998.

Melanesia ranks 91st of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,840 kg/ha 1,742 kg/ha 2,043 kg/ha 9
1970s 2,148 kg/ha 1,989 kg/ha 2,374 kg/ha 10
1980s 2,331 kg/ha 1,917 kg/ha 2,526 kg/ha 10
1990s 2,277 kg/ha 807.5 kg/ha 2,891 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,528 kg/ha 2,309 kg/ha 2,780 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,652 kg/ha 2,292 kg/ha 3,372 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,961 kg/ha 2,575 kg/ha 3,298 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 88 Gabon 2,800 kg/ha compare
  2. 89 Eswatini 2,714 kg/ha compare
  3. 90 Haiti 2,618 kg/ha compare
  4. 92 Madagascar 2,435 kg/ha compare
  5. 93 Brunei Darussalam 2,418 kg/ha compare
  6. 94 Saudi Arabia 2,404 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in Melanesia?
Rice — yield in Melanesia was 2,575 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 3,372 kg/ha in 2014.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 807.5 kg/ha in 1998.
How does Melanesia rank for rice — yield?
Melanesia ranks 91st out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,291 data points, 1961–2024
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